The Truth About Y Combinator

With the YC S22 batch coming to a close, Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel reflect on the recent batch and their experience fundraising. The two group partners also clear up some misconceptions about Y Combinator based on feedback from founders.

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Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Introduction
00:27 - Expectations
01:56 - Secret YC perks
04:57 - Not a mafia
06:08 - Misconceptions
07:02 - Investors
08:05 - Direct experience
08:51 - The scale lie
11:11 - Why to do YC
12:33 - Recent batch
15:08 - Running an auction
16:45 - Fake advisors
20:33 - Horror stories

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